In October, a delegation from a French financial company visited Munich and Upper Bavaria. The group, composed of around 45 participants, including CEOs, members of management, board representatives and selected clients, undertook the trip to gain a deeper understanding of the historical, economic, political and scientific environment of the region. The goal was to explore future-oriented developments, such as emerging trends in mobility, that might be relevant for the Normandy region.
On the program’s agenda was a visit at the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Garching to learn about the topic of autonomous driving and its ethical implications. Dr. Franziska Poszler shared background information about TUM and the IEAI and presented the results of the ANDRE project, demonstrating how ethical principles can be integrated into the trajectory planning of autonomous vehicles and examining their potential effects on road safety, especially for vulnerable traffic participants.
The group engaged in a lively discussion about how values and regulatory standards for programming autonomous vehicles differ across countries. Prof. Christoph Lütge discussed his work on the German Ethics Code for Automated and Connected Driving and shared perspectives on current international regulatory developments.
This session at TUM formed part of a broader focus on the future of mobility, which also included a visit to the ADAC testing center in Penzing, where participants observed demonstrations of driver-assistance and Level 3 autonomous systems, as well as a visit to MAN Truck & Bus to learn about innovation in electromobility.
Read more about the ANDRE project here.
